Hurt Victims Often Find Themselves Held Responsible For The Accident By The Driver
Accidents occur. That is also true for accidents involving motor vehicles and pedestrians. Attorneys skilled in handling pedestrian injury claims are knowledgeable about not only the mechanics of the accident, the insurance issues, and the medical issues with the injuries to the pedestrian, along with the psychology of the individuals involved. This occurs even when the individual has insurance that would adequately cover the range of any possible recovery. Thus the motive is never clear. These attorneys also recognize that sometimes all that's necessary to establish the truth is a little bit of common sense. Think about the example offered by the following:
The driver in this motor vehicle accident hit a 75 year old man as he was crossing the street in order to return to his car which was double parked. The driver was driving a van when the accident happened. He maintained that the man came out suddenly from the middle of two cars that were parked at the side of the road and that the man actually ran into the car leading to damage to the its side. He suffered a fracture to his shoulder, a fracture to his collarbone, and a fracture to his ankle. He required screws and a metal plate inserted into his ankle. An energetic man prior to the accident his life changed considerably after.
The law firm that represented the pedestrian asked that the defense produce evidence of the damage to the side of the van claimed by the driver. No such evidence was ever provided by the defendant. The damage that evidently did take place to her van was a cracked windshield. Despite the inconsistency in the driver